Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-07
)lCINE LODGE. KANSAS WEDNE r

Inc crowd came at US with rush, sleeves
up and fists clenched. George stepped out
to meet them. Biff Biffl went his iron
knuckles, and every man was knocked
down inside of forty seconds, and that be-
fore one of them could get in blow. Then
George picked each one up in turn, gave
him shake which elected a howl of pain
and flung him among the spectators. Not
one Of them came back after more, and no
one else in the audience cared to meddle
with us. 1t was over in five minutes, and
after the stage manager had rendered US a
vote OF thanks, the performance went on
Three OF the five men received broken limbs
In the toss, and one was made cripple for
life by having his spine injured.
One of the nerviest things in Sloane's
whole career happened at Navasota, on the
Brazos river. We were sitting on the
veranda of the hotel, when fighter entered
the village on horseback and armed with a
Winchester and two revolvers. He took
drink or two, and then started in to capture
the town. There was only one street, and
he rode up and down this at full gallup. fir
ing right and left and uttering terrific yells.
In five minutes he had the town. People
disappeared from sight with amazing celer-
ity, and every body was thoroughly cowed
The fellow fired two shots among the sitters
on the veranda, and we stampeded. l own
up that had no desire for a closer acauaint-
ance with the ruffian, and was among the
first tc seek cover. When we were all in
side peered cautiously from window and
saw Sloane still outside. He was on his
feet, leaning against a coium of the
veranda, and smoking a cigar as cooly as
you please. l shouted for him to come in,
but he shook his head. Appeals were made
by others, but he turned deaf ear
The cowboy had by this time reached the
lower end Of the street and turned to come
back. He came at full gallop, but checked
his horse in front of the hotel and fired three
shots at Sloane from a distance of fifty feet.
The first tipped past his ear, the other two
cut cloth without drawing blood We were
looking full at the shooter from the win
dOws, and as he fired his third shot without
bringing his man look of wonder came to
his face, and he bent forward for a closer
look, and shouted:
''Who are you, man or dewitt"
George sauntered along to the steps,
slowly descended and approached the man,
and as he came near enough he grabbed for
him. Next instant the cowboy was pulled
of his horse and being literally mopped all
over the road. He tried to use a weapon,
but was disarmed with scarcely an eff
fort, aud when George got through with
him he lay as one dead. Rifle, revolvers
and knife were broken and flung in heap
beside him, and George sat down on the
steps TO finish his smoke. He had kept his
cigar alight through the fracas. l person
ally interviewed the doctor who was called
to see the cowboy, and he gave me list of
the injuries as follows: Left arm broken.
thumb on right hand broken, three scalp
wounds, right shoulder probably dislocated.
three teeth knocked out, five bad bruises on
various parts, one eye closed.
The fight did not last three minutes, and
yet the little giant laid the fellow up
for three good months and taught him les
son he never forgot. / saw and talked
with him year later, and he told me he
never was so scared in his life, and that
he was not yet entirely well from the drub-
bing.